Morgenrapport, Mandag, 24. august 2009

Morgenrapport, Mandag, 24. august 2009 Eurosonens PMI viser veksttakter Amerikansk bruktboligomsetning tar seg opp Betydelig dollarfall, særlig mot norske kroner Internasjonalt Lynestimatene for PMI i eurosonen slo de allerede optimistiske forventingene og kom svært nær ved å indikere ny vekst idet både industri- og tjenesteindeksen kom inn rett under 50-nivået. Dette styrket euroen betydelig mot dollar. Imidlertid skal det en del til å bli overbevist om styrken i vesteuropeisk økonomi. Det er vel først og fremst eksportmarkedene som har bedret seg, ikke minst de asiatiske. Men vesteuropeiske husholdninger har ennå til gode å begynne å bruke penger, samtidig som finansinstitusjonenes soliditet fortsetter å bekymre. Omsetningen av bruktboliger i USA steg betydelig mer enn ventet fra juni til juli og kan nå kanskje sies å nærme seg noe en kan kalle normalisering, selv om dette ennå virker noe anstrengt så lenge 31% av omsetningen kommer fra tvangssalg. Ikke desto mindre merker vi oss at trenden i faktisk omsetning nå begynner å likne mer på trenden i kontraktsinngåelser ( pending home sales ), som har pekt klart oppover i flere måneder. Grunnen til det kan være at bankene ikke lenger er fullt så restriktive med hensyn til å innvilge boliglån som de har vært til nå. Det er nemlig grunn til å tro at problemer med å finne finansiering har vært hovedårsaken til at en kontraktsinngåelser ikke har ført til faktiske salg. På den litt mer negative sida fikk vi vite at USA nå avslutter vrakpantprogrammet cash for clunkers fordi de bevilgede pengene er brukt opp. Programmet har vært en stor suksess og vært en betydelig faktor for å støtte opp om så vel industriaktiviteten som privat forbruk. Vi skal forberede oss på at det merkes når programmet nå avsluttes. Sentralbanksjef Bernanke holdt foredrag ved den årlige Fed-konferansen i Jackson Hole i Wyoming. Han gav imidlertid ingen nye signaler, men benyttet i stedet anledningen til å gå over krisa det siste året og å forsvare det Fed og andre sentralbanker har gjort for å hindre at det hele gikk langt verre. Dette kan nok være ønskelig, ikke bare for at han selv kan bli gjenoppnevnt som sentralbanksjef, men også for å hindre uforstandige politikere fra å begrense Feds handlekraft. Fed har nemlig mange nok politiske fiender, på begge sider av partiskillet, som mener Fed er del av problemet snarere enn løsningen. Selv om verken Fed eller andre sentralbanker vel har unngått feilgrep, er det vel unødvendig å si at vi finner det vanskelig å støtte dette synet. Eneste viktige indikator i dag blir eurosonens statistikk for industriordre.ellers i uka følger USA opp i morgen med boligprisindeksen Case-Shiller, konsumenttillit fra Conference Board og næringslivssentiment fra Richmond Fed. Onsdag får vi nye ordre for varige industrivarer, torsdag kommer reviderte BNP-tall for 2. kvartal, og fredag får vi konsum- og inntektstall for juli.fra europeisk side skal vi særlig legge merke til den tyske Ifo-indeksen på onsdag. For fullstendig ansvarsberetning henvises det til siste side

Norge Det kom ingen spesielle nyheter fra norsk side på fredag. Ikke desto mindre styrket krona seg med ca. 5 øre mot euro fra et allerede rimelig sterkt nivå. Sammen med euroens styrkelse mot dollar (se ovenfor) kjørte dette dollarkursen under 6 kroner. Vi ser kronekjøp fra store, internasjonale aktører, blant annet fra noen av dem som har anbefalt slike kjøp. Med slike anbefalinger og bevegelser skal vi ikke se bort fra at mer kan komme de nærmeste dagene. Men på den annen side er risikoen klart til stede for nytt kronefall når denne bølgen av kronekjøp er over. Derfor nøler vi med å revidere vår relativt forsiktige prognose for gradvis kronestyrking over tid. Det ventes ingen norske nyheter i dag, og uka ellers blir relativt tynn. Men vi får nye tall for arbeidsmarkedet. SSB kommer først med sin arbeidskraftundersøkelse (AKU) på onsdag. Denne undersøkelsen bygger som kjent på intervjuer av et utvalg individer og gir tall for sysselsetting og arbeidsstyrke sammen med arbeidsledigheten. Dessuten gir den månedstall som egentlig er et sentrert, tremåneders gjennomsnitt. Derfor kommer den noe forsinket. De tallene vi får nå kalles junitall, men er altså egentlig et gjennomsnitt av mai, juni og juli. Maitallene overrasket med et lite fall i ledigheten. Det tror vi vil korrigeres nå, men vil egentlig ikke bli overrasket hvis det viser seg at vi nå har sett toppen av AKU-ledigheten. Torsdag får vi NAVs tall for registrert ledighet i august. I det siste har det uvanlige skjedd at antall registrert ledige, inkludert dem på tiltak, har steget mer enn antall ledige i AKU-undersøkelsen. Vi har ingen umiddelbar forklaring på dette, men venter å se fortsatt utflating også i registrert ledighet. Analytikere Knut Anton Mork, +47 2294 0881, knmo01@handelsbanken.no Shakeb Syed, +47 2294 0707, shhu02@handelsbanken.no For fullstendig ansvarsberetning henvises det til siste side

Indikative Nibor-renter Indikative valutakurser 1 UKE 1 MND 3 MND 6 MND 12 MND EUR/NOK 8,5948 EUR/USD 1,4324 1,71 1,66 1,97 2,38 2,87 USD/NOK 6,0014 USD/JPY 94,90 SEK/NOK 0,8537 EUR/JPY 135,96 Indikative swap-renter DKK/NOK 1,1546 EUR/GBP 0,8694 2 ÅR 3 ÅR 5 ÅR 7 ÅR 10 ÅR GBP/NOK 9,8867 GBP/USD 1,6480 3,38 3,82 4,28 4,51 4,73 CHF/NOK 5,6637 EUR/CHF 1,5176 JPY/NOK 6,3215 EUR/SEK 10,0750 Våre prognoser < 3MND < 6MND < 12MND AUD/NOK 5,0371 EUR/DKK 7,4436 Foliorente 1,50 2,00 3,00 SGD/NOK 4,1740 USD/KRW 1240,5 EUR/NOK 8,60 8,50 8,30 CAD/NOK 5,5550 USD/RUB 31,4759 Fredagens viktigste nøkkeltall/begivenheter Periode Enhet Forrige Konsensus Faktisk 09:58 Eurosonen PMI industri, lynest. August Indeks 46,3 47,5 47,9 09:58 Eurosonen PMI tjenester, lynest. August Indeks 45,7 46,5 49,5 09:58 Eurosonen PMI, sammensatt lynest. August Indeks 47,0 48,1 50,0 16:00 USA Burktboligomsetning Juli Ant.mill., ann. 4,89 5,0 5,24 Dagens viktigste nøkkeltall/begivenheter Periode Enhet Forrige Konsensus Vår forv. 11:00 Eurosonen Industriordre Juni Prosent m/m -0,2 -- -- 24. august 2009 3

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